XX-level Hokage

Kaguya stood there, stunned, sensing Mashiro's presence in the giant pit. Looking at Kaguya, a thought secretly formed in the heart of the well.

Three months later, Kaguya's belly began to swell, and her personality became irritable.

Inoue, who had just received news of Mashiro's death from Kori, could no longer suppress his inner desires.

Having become the ruler of that country and fully enjoyed the taste of power, he no longer wanted anyone to be above him. However, due to Mashiro's power, Ino has always played a loyal role.

Now, he remembered that Kaguya-sama didn't seem to have the same power as Mashiro-sama, perhaps.

Soon after, a group of bandits attacked Kaguya's palace. Just as the well had predicted, Kaguya did not have the same strength as Mashiro, and she struggled to deal with only a few dozen bandits.

Therefore, Bingzhong wrote an article stating that the Goddess of Mao had returned to Shangguan after completing her mission, and that there were no gods left in that country.

At the same time the article was published, Xiao Li was in Kaguya's palace, trying to persuade Kaguya to surrender. Her eyes were full of longing. Kaguya-sama, no, Kaguya, she admired her so much and longed for her so much.

Kaguya looked at the crazed Riko with a calm gaze. Just then, Takeru attacked from behind and knocked Riko unconscious.

"Lord Kaguya, come here." A-Zhu led Kaguya to the back of the palace, where a carriage was waiting.

"Lady Kaguya, this is what Lady Mashiro instructed me. If Inoue ever harbors rebellious intentions, she will take you to the Land of Ancestors. She has already made arrangements with the Emperor of the Land of Ancestors." On the carriage, looking at the puzzled Kaguya, A-Zhu explained.

Kaguya suddenly realized what had happened and remembered the condition; tears streamed down her face. The Land of Ancestors.

As promised to Mashiro, the Emperor hid Kaguya in the mansion. Meanwhile, Inoue discovered Kaguya's escape and also thought of the Land of Ancestors. He could use the people of the Land of Ancestors to threaten the Emperor.

A week later, the emperor ultimately chose the people, breaking his promise to Mashiro.

In the courtyard, A-Zhu gently combed Kaguya's hair, then handed her a letter.

"Lord Kaguya, this was also given to me by Lord Mashiro. If the Emperor breaks his promise, he will give you this letter. Judging from the Emperor's reaction yesterday, I estimate he won't last much longer," A-Zhu said softly.

Kaguya gently opened the envelope. Inside, it read:

"Don't grieve for my departure. Continue on your own path, build a paradise on earth, and we will meet again." Kaguya closed her eyes, put the letter away, and then fell silent.

He whispered to Azhu, "You should go. I don't want to drag you down with me."

A-Zhu smiled and said, "Lord Kaguya, you saved my life. If it weren't for you, I would have died in the royal city of that country long ago. For you, I am willing to die."

Kaguya wanted to say something more.

The sound of a large group of people could be heard outside the mansion. Kaguya led Takeshi out of the mansion.

Outside the mansion, Jingzhong and his army had completely surrounded the courtyard. The emperor stood not far away, filled with apology and helplessness.

"Witch, we have come here with General Zhuxie! Surrender now!" shouted one of the generals under the command of the well. Kaguya remained silent.

Well made a gesture, and dozens of arrows were released, with A-Zhu standing in front of Kaguya.

Blood dripped from Takeshi's body onto Kaguya. Kaguya stared blankly at what had happened.

Immediately afterwards, the well launched another attack. Kaguya was forced to flee.

Finally, they arrived near the sacred tree.

At the same time, the sacred tree, which had stood for nearly a hundred years, suddenly bore fruit, emitting a fragrance that was irresistible to all things. Kaguya Ōtsutsuki climbed up and took the fruit, eating it.

In an instant, the colossal divine tree transformed into an incomparably terrifying monster, engulfing everyone present and draining their life essence. Then, the entire world was controlled by the divine tree.

Kaguya erased the memories of some people and reintroduced them to the earth, creating a peaceful and lasting kingdom for humankind. Then, Kaguya's rule was overthrown by her two sons, and a new era began.

Mashiro once had a question: how could someone who possesses absolute power, infinite lifespan, and profound ideals fail?

Now Kaguya has provided the answer: when people submit to your oppressive power, their eagerness to get rid of you will make them relentlessly chase after you, who have gradually become complacent.

One year, two years, many years later, once you've lost the drive to continue growing stronger, will you still be able to maintain the ideal world you speak of?

Although Kaguya agreed with Mashiro's ideals, she was ultimately just an overly naive person. She didn't understand politics and was too kind. From the moment she divided her overwhelming power among her two children, her countdown to defeat began.

Chapter 109: The Nameless Light (Part 1)

After Mashiro bid farewell to Kaguya, she went alone to a deep mountain in the Land of Ancestors.

Gently raising her right hand, Mashiro sensed the aura of the Dragon Vein. When her chakra was stolen by the Dragon Vein, she used her Rinnegan to intercept a trace of the Dragon Vein's energy. It was precisely by sensing the unusual movement of this energy that she concluded that something must have happened to the Dragon Vein.

Arriving in the valley, this is the very place where Mashiro first descended.

The Byakugan activated, and an immense power was coiled up underground. This power did not seem to be chakra, but rather a milky-white energy. If it weren't for a trace of it remaining in Mashiro's body, even the Byakugan would have had difficulty detecting the anomaly.

"Is it because of the Divine Tree?" Mashiro murmured to herself, stroking the ground.

According to what Mashiro learned about the Divine Tree from Black Zetsu in her past life and from Kaguya in this life, the Divine Tree absorbs the power of the world and then transforms it.

It seems that even the dragon veins fear the divine tree, and now that the divine tree's fruit is about to be born, the dragon veins are becoming restless. "What a strange power, it can actually reverse time." Mashiro murmured as she sensed the dragon veins beneath the earth.

She had also tried to master the power of the dragon vein, so she deliberately kept a trace of it in her body. However, despite trying various methods, she still could not control it. The power in the dragon vein was completely different from chakra and could not react with the human body.

This unconsciously reminded Mashiro of Shiwan. Shiwan's power and chakra were different, and she was given the ability to foresee the future.

Reversing time and foreseeing the future—it seems I'll have to study the relationship between the two once I get back. So, how should I get back?

Mashiro tried to use the power of the dragon vein she had trapped in her body to send it into the underground dragon vein through chakra. Then, a strange phenomenon occurred. The dragon vein began to surge violently, and the power of the dragon vein instantly surrounded Mashiro, forming a huge pillar of light.

Shinji felt her chakra constantly draining away, just like when she arrived; the dragon vein was drawing away Shinji's chakra.

"Is this the price of time travel? It's quite extravagant." You have to know that the amount of chakra in Mashiro's body is terrifying. With the Uzumaki talent + chakra boost + Two-Tails chakra, Mashiro is practically a humanoid tailed beast.

Even so, half of Mashiro's chakra was absorbed by the Dragon Vein during her first transmigration. The same thing happened this time; half of Mashiro's chakra surged into the Dragon Vein. Finally, the Rinnegan activated automatically, stopping the Dragon Vein from absorbing any more chakra.

Furthermore, this loss of chakra appears to be irreversible and unrecoverable.

After the absorption stopped, the dragon vein erupted with tremendous power, the pillar of light grew larger and larger, almost breaking through the sky, followed by a violent explosion.

In an instant, the pillar of light vanished along with Mashiro, leaving only a huge crater in the spot, as if it were the mark left by a meteorite. Inside the pillar of light, Mashiro's body was unable to move, and she knew that she was in a strange state.

Just then, the system's voice suddenly came through. [Kaguya Otsutsuki's Affection +10]

[Kaguya Otsutsuki's Affection +20, Reward: Otsutsuki Bloodline]

[Kaguya Otsutsuki Affection +10][Kaguya Otsutsuki Affection +5][Kaguya Otsutsuki Affection +5]

This made Mashiro feel strange, as she had noticed this phenomenon before.

Checking the panel, she learned that Kaguya's affection level had long since surpassed 50, but the system not only failed to provide any notification but also failed to issue any affection rewards. Furthermore, using the Shadow Legion in that world was extremely difficult, unlike the effortless control she had in the original world. She had initially thought it was a system malfunction, but now it seemed that the problem stemmed from that world.

Immediately afterwards, Mashiro's body changed. Her skin turned snow-white, and her hair turned silver-white, then quickly turned black. Her Byakugan emitted a faint blue glow, but soon returned to pure white. The square-shaped Sharingan on her chest transformed into the Rinne Sharingan.

Her chakra also began to undergo a qualitative change, and these changes eventually triggered a backlash from the dragon vein.

Mashiro tried her best to control the changes in her body, but her body involuntarily reacted with the dragon vein. The two then fought against each other, and Mashiro fainted.

When Mashiro woke up, she found herself in a dungeon, and her body was very light, not touching the ground, but floating in the air.

Walking forward, the prison bars seemed to disappear, and Mashiro walked straight through them as if she understood something.

Mashiro touched the ground with her hand, and her hand went straight through it.

"I'm in a soul state." Mashiro realized her current situation. [Sorry, system error.] The system's voice came through.

"You've woken up?" Mashiro asked in confusion. She remembered that the system had said she would only wake up after she completed the system's mission.

Stimulated by the dragon vein, I've temporarily awakened, but only for a short time, probably an hour. By the time you wake up, I'll likely have...

"You will wake up in 3 minutes," the system said.

I mainly want to explain your current situation to you around the time you wake up, and by the way, I'll use my backup hidden energy to let you draw a prize again.

"But don't worry, you'll recover in a week. During this time, the system will protect your body," the system explained in a stiff, mechanical voice.

"So where is my body now?" Mashiro asked. [At the time the Dragon Vein was activated.] The system replied.

In Mashiro's memory, apart from herself, the Dragon Vein was activated twice: once during the Third Hokage's reign, when Minato was in charge of sealing it, and once during Tsunade's reign, when Naruto resolved it.

Since she traveled from the past, her body should now be in the era of the third generation of rulers. In other words...

Meanwhile, in Loulan.

"Lord Minato, a girl has appeared at the place where the dragon vein was sealed," a Chunin said to Minato.

Minato had just reinforced the seal on the dragon vein when he heard the news and rushed over. There he saw Mashiro's body lying on the ground...

"Okay, I already know where my body will appear," Mashiro said helplessly.

[The lottery is starting; I'm about to go to sleep.] the system said. Then a panel appeared out of thin air, displaying three boxes. Mashiro casually clicked on the middle one.

A flash of purple light appeared, the box opened, and a transparent crystal ball materialized out of thin air, landing in Mashiro's hand. Then the panel disappeared. "What is this?" Mashiro looked at the transparent crystal ball in her hand.

The system is not responding. "Is it asleep?" The desktop is unresponsive.

Mashiro unfolded the system panel, then aimed it at the transparent crystal ball. Immediately afterward, a line of text appeared on the panel.

[Copy Crystal (One-Time Use Item): Can perfectly replicate a life form one-to-one. The replicated entity possesses independent thought and will always have similarities to the original.]

The ability of consistency allows the user to control the life and death of the copied entity, but not its mind.

"Not bad, this item might play an important role," Mashiro muttered to himself, then put the crystal ball into his pocket. As expected of a system product, it can even be put into his pocket while still in its current state.

Chapter 110: The Nameless Light (Part 2)

Mashiro felt relieved after learning the details. Since she could recover in a week, she didn't need to do anything special.

“However, I forgot to ask the system what time my soul is in now,” Mashiro muttered to herself, then began to observe her surroundings. This was a dungeon, which looked like it hadn’t been built long ago; the ground was still clean, and there were no sounds of prisoners groaning from the surroundings.

Mashiro began to look around through the wall. Suddenly, in the deepest cell, Mashiro saw a prisoner. This was the first, and perhaps the only, prisoner Mashiro found in this prison.

Mashiro saw the prisoner's entire face. This is...

Uchiha Hikari was tightly chained, her eyes vacant, lost in thought. No, as a "weapon," she shouldn't need to think about anything.

"Are you from the Uchiha clan? How did you end up locked up here?" A voice suddenly reached Uchiha Hikaru's ears.

Hikari looked up but saw no one. Was it a hallucination? She lowered her head again. Hikari assumed it was just loneliness causing her to hallucinate.

"Yes, I forgot, I'm in a spirit state right now, she can't see me." Mashiro stood in front of Hikari, watching Hikari's movements, and suddenly realized this fact.

"It seems this is the only way," Mashiro muttered to herself.

Then her eyes transformed into the Rinnegan, but unlike the ones she had obtained from the system before, Mashiro's current Rinnegan faintly possessed a pale blue hue. Although she didn't notice it immediately because she didn't have a mirror, she sensed it within the Dragon Vein; after acquiring the Otsutsuki bloodline...

Her chakra, her Rinnegan, Byakugan, and Mangekyou Sharingan have all undergone miraculous changes, but because they are separated from her body, she has not yet been able to fully experience them.

However, Mashiro felt confident she could use genjutsu to completely hypnotize the girl in front of her. Mashiro glanced at Hikari; although she had no chakra, her ocular power remained.

This girl is very strong, both in terms of chakra reserves and eye power; that was Mashiro's first impression.

When Mashiro's eye power invaded the girl's body, Mashiro deeply sensed the girl's strength; her chakra level was...

While she may not be on par with the Tailed Beasts, she's nearly as powerful. As for her eye power, she has definitely awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.